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Speed Check - AFL vs. MLB
Stephen Strasburg's fastball is raising some interesting questions. While Strasburg was on the mound on Monday, a Tweet and an email (so old fashioned) came in asking about the Surprise, AZ, PITCHf/x ...
Arizona Fall League PITCHf/x - Day One
No, I won't do this everyday (maybe). Yes, I have a huge back-log of New Arms. More on that below... Today was opening day in Arizona, as top prospects in the Arizona Fall League started their short s...
NLDS Game 1 - Power Yields to Finesse
Cliff Lee's post-season debut turned into a complete game gem. Losing a shutout in the 9th was not completely Lee's fault, but, as it goes with baseball, your success as a pitcher isn't your own, eith...
Should the Giants Back Off Tim Lincecum?
Last night, Tim Lincecum pitched well but got beat by Carlos Zambrano. What struck me was a difference in peak and overall velocity - Big Z was throwing harder than The Freak. Zambrano peaked at 96.3,...
New Arms of the Week: September 7-13
A week after the bumper crop, only four pitchers made their Major League debuts last week. If Tim Lincecum's back wasn't balky, it would've been three. Madison Bumgarner was called-up to start in plac...
New Arms of the Week: Roster Expansion Bumper Crop
Nine rookie debuts marked the first six days of September. Brad Kilby # MPH PFX_X PFX_Z Fastball 19 93 7 8 Slider 5 84 -1 1 Carlos Carrasco # MPH PFX_X PFX_Z Curveball 7 7...
New Arms of the Week: Last of August
Closing out August, and adding a day to the "week", we have four rookie pitchers who debuted in the final week of August. Armando Gabino - threw some long relief made a brief start and was sent back ...
New Arms of the Week - August 10-16
Six rookies got the call and made their major league debuts this week. This will mostly be a run-down of their basic PITCHf/x numbers, but I have a few observations - despite the small samples. ...
Pedro Martinez Returns
Welcome back, Pedro Martinez. Martinez came back against the Cubs, tossing 99 pitches, topping out just under 93 mph, which are both pretty darn good for this vintage of Martinez. He threw change-ups,...
New Arms of the Weekend: Tuesday Night Starters
Since the most recent edition of New Arms covered a good chunk of last week already, I'm left with what amounts to a preview of two of Tuesday's starters. After being thrown to the wolves in the Bronx...
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